Bok
See also: bok
English
Etymology
- As a Dutch surname, from bok (“goat, buck”)
- As a Swedish surname, from bok (“beech”)
- As a Jewish/German surname, from Bock (“buck, goat”), related to the Dutch word.
Proper noun
Bok (plural Boks)
- A surname.
Derived terms
- Bok globule
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bok is the 31383rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 738 individuals. Bok is most common among White (73.71%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (21.41%) individuals.
Noun
Bok (plural Boks)
- (rugby) Short for Springbok.
- 2019 November 3, Liam de Carme, “Boks, you beauties”, in Sunday Times:
- Between minutes 30 and 33 England laid siege to the Bok tryline but could not get through.
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Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bok”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 186.
Anagrams
- KBO, OKB, kob